Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

ENCOUNTER TRUST WINCHCOMBE

To advance the Christian Faith through the running of a church and related activities in Winchcombe and the surrounding area. To support mission and those in need or distress.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	£226	£223	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/22	£177	£177	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/08/21	£188	£160	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/08/20	£162	£166	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/08/19	£156	£136	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/08/18	£99	£109	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£101	£117	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£113	£139	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£78	£57	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.encountervineyard.org.uk

info@encountervineyard.org.uk

01242604552

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM JONATHAN LEE Appointed: 2020

ALISON JAYNE BUSBY Appointed: 2023

MALCOLM NORMAN HAYES Appointed: 2020

MARTIN SHIELDS DICKIE Appointed: 2020

REV MARK ROBERT BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ALISTAIR CAMPBELL MAGEE Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: DR. RACHELLE BASCARA FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2014, number: 1157308

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/04/2015 - Asset transfer in from COTSWOLD CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST
07/10/2015 - Asset transfer in from COTSWOLD HOPE TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Encounter Vineyard
Gretton Road
Winchcombe
Cheltenham
GL54 5EE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN WINCHCOMBE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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